Eric Russell has been a general assignment reporter at the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram since 2012 and has been a journalist in Maine for 13 years. Because he doesn’t have a specific geographic or topical area to cover, Eric often is free to roam the state in pursuit of the most interesting stories, whether it’s tackling the big topic of the day or chasing ideas that fall just outside the boundaries of everyday news. His favorite assignments are ones where he can leave the office and meet with people in their homes or their workplaces to talk about their struggles and challenges – and sometimes their triumphs. Or to try and answer complicated questions: How does a woman die alone in a Wells mobile home without anyone knowing for 2.5 years? How does a convicted rapist from Massachusetts disappear before his sentencing and then live quietly in Gorham for 34 years before being caught? How does a husband in Bath respond when his wife develops early-onset Alzheimer’s disease? Eric grew up in Southern Maine, went to college at the University of Maine and worked in Bangor for eight years before joining the Press Herald. He lives in Brunswick with his wife, a school teacher, and two daughters.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2015
LePage not letting up on Eves over Good Will-Hinckley hiring
Gov. Paul LePage says the charter-school hiring controversy is a ‘political hack-o-rama’ as he faces accusations of abusing his power.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2015
Trial starts in lawsuit against Freeport man who accused orphanage operator of abuse
Paul Kendrick is accused of defaming Michael Geilenfeld with allegations that Geilenfeld sexually abused boys at his orphanage in Haiti.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2015
Defamation trial involving child sex abuse victims’ advocate Paul Kendrick begins
Plaintiff Michael Geilenfeld says claims that he abused boys at his Haiti orphanage are false and cost his nonprofit $2 million in donations.
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PublishedJune 25, 2015
Maine attorney general ‘very troubled’ by alleged LePage threat to pull school’s funding
Janet Mills would not comment further, however, as some legislators pursue possible discipline against the governor.
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PublishedJune 25, 2015
Questions, complaints, no answers in Maine inn giveaway flap
The contest operator and essay winners stay silent as police investigate and some wonder if the gripes are just sour grapes.
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PublishedJune 23, 2015
Prostate cancer common, especially among older men, but often treatable
With the exception of skin cancer, it’s the most common type of cancer in men, particularly those over the age of 65.
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PublishedJune 22, 2015
Maine’s Sen. King reveals he has prostate cancer, will undergo surgery
He says his doctor found the cancer early and he is hopeful for a full recovery.
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PublishedJune 22, 2015
Maine Guard, UNE agree to land swap
The college will take over the Guard’s facility on Stevens Avenue in Portland in exchange for 29 acres of land in Saco.
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PublishedJune 22, 2015
Nonprofit group hopes to restore Fort Gorges in Casco Bay
The Civil War-era fort, which was never used, is now an historic landmark but is sorely in need of renovations
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PublishedJune 20, 2015
Possible shark sighting off Moody Beach in Wells
Passengers on a fishing boat report seeing a great white, but the Wells harbor master cannot confirm the sighting.
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